What does it mean if a clinic is not on the Ministry of Health list?

Not necessarily that it is unauthorized: clinics often register under a legal entity name that differs from their brand name. Ask the clinic for its authorization certificate number and registered legal name, then search again. If the clinic cannot provide one, treat that as a serious red flag.

Does Ministry authorization guarantee a good hair transplant?

No. Authorization confirms the facility may legally treat international patients. It does not evaluate surgical technique, who performs each stage of the procedure, or patient results — verify those separately.

Official registry snapshot · July 2026

Is Your Turkish Clinic Authorized? Check the Official Registry

Q: How do I check if a Turkish clinic is authorized for international patients?

Search the Turkish Ministry of Health (SHGM) authorized-facility list. Türkiye requires facilities treating international patients to hold an authorization certificate; the Ministry publishes the list publicly, and this page makes all 4,913 entries searchable.

Türkiye requires health facilities that treat international patients to hold a Ministry of Health authorization certificate. The Ministry publishes the authorized list only as large PDF files — we parsed all 4,913 facilities into this free search so you can verify a clinic in seconds.

Tip: clinics often register under their legal name (e.g. “Özel … Polikliniği”). Try a distinctive word from the name, or the doctor's surname.

4,913

Authorized facilities

539

Hospitals

137

Medical centers

4,237

Practices & other

Source: Turkish Ministry of Health, Health Tourism Department (SHGM) — official authorized-facility lists, snapshot July 2026. View the official source.

Key facts from the registry (July 2026 snapshot)

As of the July 2026 snapshot, 4,913 health facilities hold Türkiye's international health tourism authorization — 539 hospitals, 137 medical centers, and 4,237 practices, polyclinics and other facilities.
Istanbul alone accounts for 2,284 authorized facilities — more than any other province; Antalya (566), Ankara (412) and Izmir (407) follow.
The registry lists facilities by legal entity name, not brand name. Example: the well-known “Dr. Serkan Aygin Clinic” appears as Özel Dr. Muharrem Serkan Aygın Muayenehanesi.
Under Türkiye's international health tourism regulation (Official Gazette No. 32882, 26 April 2025), authorized facilities may not work with unauthorized intermediaries, and facilities serving international patients must hold this certificate.

Registry-verified hair transplant clinics on Right Hair Transplant

We cross-checked these clinics against the official list by legal name:

Dr. Serkan Aygin Clinic — registered as Özel Dr. Muharrem Serkan Aygın Muayenehanesi (Istanbul)
ASMED (Dr. Koray Erdoğan) — registered as Asmed Tıp Merkezi (Istanbul)
Cosmedica Clinic — registered as Özel Cosmedica Tıp Merkezi (Istanbul)
Vera Clinic — registered as Özel Vera Clinic Polikliniği (Istanbul)
Enda Istanbul Hairline Clinic · Now Hair Time · Zen Hairpol (Istanbul) · Clinichair (Izmir)

Why this matters

It's the law, not a nice-to-have.

Türkiye's international health tourism regulation (April 2025) requires facilities serving international patients to hold an authorization certificate — and forbids authorized facilities from working with unauthorized intermediaries. A clinic marketing to you in English should be on this list.

A miss here doesn't automatically mean “unauthorized.”

Many clinics operate under a legal entity name that differs from their brand — e.g. Dr. Serkan Aygin Clinic is registered as “Özel Dr. Muharrem Serkan Aygın Muayenehanesi.” If you can't find a clinic, ask them directly for their authorization certificate number, then search that legal name here.

Authorization ≠ quality.

The certificate confirms legal eligibility to treat international patients — it says nothing about surgical technique, who performs each stage, or results. That's what our independent vetting covers on top. For the full verification walkthrough, see how to verify a Turkish clinic's license step by step.

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